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The Boxer's Omen

1983 · 105 min

A surreal, breakneck plunge into black magic and martial arts, blending grotesque horror with absurd spectacle.

Tagline
Mysterious! Intriguing! Horrifying! Don't miss it!
Overview
After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge him, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • faith
  • obsession
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror8
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, fantasy
Directed by
Kuei Chih-hung
Written by
Szeto On
Starring
Phillip Ko Fai, Elvis Tsui Kam-kong, Wai Ka-Man, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Bolo Yeung, Cheung Chok-Chow, Leung Hak-Shun, Wan Seung-Lam
Music
Stephen Shing Gam-Wing, So Jan-Hau
Cinematography
Lam Wan-Kwan, Lee San-Yip
Runtime
105 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Tagalog, Mandarin, English

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